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EBOOK: Hard Labour: The Sociology of Parenthood

Author : Caroline Gatrell
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335225098
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: Hard Labour: The Sociology of Parenthood written by Caroline Gatrell and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2004-12-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative book examines changes in family practices and paid work in the 21st century. Focusing on highly qualified mothers who combine childcare with employment, it makes a valuable contribution to current debates. It also takes into account the views of fathers, making it a rounded study of family practice in the new millennium. Hard Labour puts forward some new and thought-provoking arguments about both mothers' and fathers' commitments to parenting and paid work. The first part of the book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive and readable overview of the literature on motherhood, fatherhood, family practices, and women in employment. The second part draws on a qualitative study of the lives of twenty mothers and their husbands or partners, each of whom is educated to degree level or above, and has at least one child under five. This study considers key aspects of the family lives of the men and women interviewed, including: How they manage their commitments to one another, their children and their professional work Sharing out family tasks such as childcare and housework At each stage, the empirical research is placed in the context of the literature referenced in the first part, and of the wider debate on career and motherhood. Hard Labour is essential reading for students and academics in sociology, family policy, family studies, women’s or gender studies and the sociology of management/employment.

Hard Labour: The Sociology Of Parenthood

Author : Gatrell, Caroline
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335214886
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Hard Labour: The Sociology Of Parenthood written by Gatrell, Caroline and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines the changes in family practices and paid work in the 21st century. Its main focus is highly qualified working mothers with very young children, but also takes into account the views of fathers.

Making Sense of Parenthood

Author : Tina Miller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108509037
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Parenthood written by Tina Miller and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from Making Sense of Motherhood (2005) and Making Sense of Fatherhood (2010), Tina Miller's book focuses on transitions to first-time parenthood and the unfolding experiences of managing caring and paid work in modern family lives. Returning to her original participants, it collects later episodes of their experience of 'doing' family life, and meticulously examines mothers' and fathers' accounts of negotiating intensified parenting responsibilities and work-place demands. It explores questions of why gender equality and equity are harder to manage within the home sphere when organising caring and associated responsibilities, re-addressing the concept of 'maternal gatekeeping' and offering insights into a new concept of 'paternal gatekeeping'. The findings presented will inform both scholarly work and policy on family lives, gender equality and work.

Work-Family Dynamics

Author : Berit Brandth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131750805X
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Work-Family Dynamics written by Berit Brandth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work-life integration is an increasingly hot topic in the media, social research, governments and in people’s everyday lives. This volume offers a new type of lens for understanding work-family reconciliation by studying how work-family dynamics are shaped, squeezed and developed between consistent or competing logics in different societies in Europe and the US. The three institutions of "state", "family" and "working life", and their under-explored primary logics of "regulation", "morality" and "economic competitiveness" are examined theoretically as well as empirically throughout the chapters, thus contributing to an understanding of the contemporary challenges within the field of work-family research that combines structure and culture. Particular attention is given to the ways in which the institutions are confronted with various moral norms of good parenthood or motherhood and ideals for family life. Likewise, the logic of policy regulation and gendered family moralities are challenged by the economic logic of working life, based on competition in favour of the most productive workers and organizations. Demonstrating different aspects of what is behind and between the logics of state regulation, morals and market, this innovative volume will appeal to students, teachers and researchers interested in areas such as family studies, welfare state studies, social policy studies, work life studies as well as and gender studies.

Parenting Culture Studies

Author : Ellie Lee
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137304618
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Parenting Culture Studies written by Ellie Lee and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why have the minutiae of how parents raise their children become routine sources of public debate and policy making? This book provides in-depth answers to these features drawing on a wide range of sources from sociology, history, anthropology and psychology, covering developments in both Europe and North America.

The Routledge Companion to Wellbeing at Work

Author : Cary L. Cooper
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317353722
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Wellbeing at Work written by Cary L. Cooper and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over recent years, many companies have developed an awareness of the importance of an active, rather than passive, approach to wellbeing at work. Whilst the value of this approach is widely accepted, turning theory into effective practice is still a challenge for many companies. The Routledge Companion to Wellbeing at Work is a comprehensive reference volume addressing every aspect of the topic. Split into five parts, it explores different models of wellbeing; personal qualities contributing to wellbeing; job insecurity and organizational wellbeing; workplace supports for wellbeing; and initiatives to enhance wellbeing. The international team of contributors provide a solid foundation to research and practice, including contemporary topics such as architecture, coaching, and fitness in the workplace. Edited by two of the world’s leading scholars on the subject, this text is a valuable tool for researchers, students, and practitioners in HRM and organizational psychology.

Perspectives on Midwifery and Parenthood

Author : Rita Borg Xuereb
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303117285X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Midwifery and Parenthood written by Rita Borg Xuereb and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Perspectives on Midwifery and Parenthood explores contemporary issues relating to parenthood and midwifery. This book bridges a gap in the literature, where it highlights the close and unique relationships that midwives, nurses, doctors, other health care professionals and students enjoy with women and men during their transition to parenthood. Midwives work in close contact with and address the diverse needs of women and men during one of the most critical life's transitions, preconception, pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting and its long term implications on the psychosocial, emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing of parents and infants. The chapters cover the transition and preparation for parenthood, midwives and parental-fetal-tie in pregnancy, perinatal mental health, maternal well-being, infertility, repeated loss and surrogacy, supporting early parenting following preterm birth, adolescent pregnancy and early parenthood, social challenges and parenthood including drug and alcohol use in pregnancy, intimate partners’ violence, migrants and transition to parenthood, fathers’ transition to parenthood, diversity of family formation - LGBTQ+ parents, breastfeeding, the role of spirituality during pregnancy, and midwifery and parenthood. Each person is unique and so is the response to parenthood, as the mother, father and family embark on this new lifeworld, a lifelong commitment. The book is a compendium of contemporary research depicting the strengths, opportunities, and recommendations how midwives and other health care professionals can nurture optimal, compassionate, respectful person- and family-centred care during pregnancy and early parenting, the transition to parenthood.

The Future of Motherhood in Western Societies

Author : Gijs Beets
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048189691
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Motherhood in Western Societies written by Gijs Beets and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-12-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people value to have children still highly. But what is the optimal moment to have the first? The decision on having children or not and if yes on the timing of the first is one of the most difficult ones to make, also because it more or less coincides with various other heavy decisions on shaping the life course (like on union formation, labour market career, housing accommodation, etc.). People realise that having children will fundamentally change their life and in order to fit this unknown and irreversible adventure perfectly into their life course postponement of the first birth is an easy way out as long as doubts continue and partners try to make up their mind. Modern methods of birth control are of course a very effective help in that period. What is the best moment to have the first child? And to what moment is postponement justified? There are no easy answers to these questions. Best solutions vary per person as they depend on personal circumstances and considerations (the partner may have conflicting ideas; housing accommodation; job; income; free time activities). Existing parental leave and child care arrangements are weighted as well. Unfortunately the biological clock ticks further. And, also unfortunately, assisted reproductive technology (IVF etc.) is unable to guarantee a successful outcome. Several couples end up without children involuntarily and that may lead to sorrow and grief. This interdisciplinary book overviews the process of postponement and its backgrounds in modern Western societies holistically, both at the personal and the societal level. Contributions come from reproductive, evolutionary biological and neurological sciences, as well as from demography, economy, sociology and psychology. It holds not only at women but also at men becoming first time fathers. The discussion boils down to a new policy approach for motherhood and emancipation on how to shape work and family life? It is argued that a public window where one can compose a ‘cafeteria’-like set of supportive arrangements according to personal preferences could lead to a break in the rising age at first motherhood.

Sociology for Nurses

Author : Elaine Denny
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 150950544X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Sociology for Nurses written by Elaine Denny and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-09-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociology for Nurses has become a leading textbook and an invaluable companion for students wishing to get to grips with how sociology can positively transform professional nursing practice. This thoroughly revised new edition maintains its commitment to providing jargon-free explanations of sociological theories and evidence to show how studying sociology can be useful in all branches of nursing. Readers will develop a clear understanding of what sociology is and why it is essential to practice, gain deeper awareness of social issues such as gender, ethnicity, class and the life course, and become more familiar with the social contexts of health policy and nursing as a profession. With updates in every chapter, the third edition includes a new chapter on research methods, a reorganized collection of chapters on health policy, extended coverage of long-term illness and disability, as well as contemporary case studies on topical healthcare issues such as dementia, the ‘obesity epidemic’ and recent attempts to integrate health and social care. In addition, the book provides clearly defined learning aims, a useful glossary of sociological concepts, structured activities and questions for discussion, and annotated suggestions for further reading. The editors and contributing authors to the book have a wealth of experience teaching sociology to nurses at diploma and degree pre-registration and post-registration levels. Their book will continue to spark interest and debate among all student nurses, particularly those approaching sociology for the first time. Please visit the accompanying website at: http://www.politybooks.com/sociologyfornurses.

Women's Work

Author : Young, Zoe
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 152920206X
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book Women's Work written by Young, Zoe and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize 2019. What’s it really like to be a mother with a career working flexibly? Drawing on over 100 hours of interview data, this book is the first to go inside women’s work and family lives in a year of working flexibly. The private labours of going part-time, job sharing, and home working are brought to life with vivid personal stories. Taking a sociological and feminist perspective, it explores contemporary motherhood, work-life balance, emotional work in families, couples and housework, maternity transitions, interactions with employers, work design and workplace cultures, and employment policies. It concludes that there is an opportunity to make employment and family life work better together and offers unique insights from women’s lived experiences on how to do it.

Fathers, Childcare and Work

Author : Rosy Musumeci
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787430421
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (874 download)

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Download or read book Fathers, Childcare and Work written by Rosy Musumeci and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work-life balance of fathers has increasingly come under scrutiny in political and academic debates and this collection brings together qualitative and quantitative analyses to explore their approaches to reconciling paid work and care responsibilities.

Parents in the Spotlight

Author : Tanja Betz
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
ISBN 13 : 3847409247
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Parents in the Spotlight written by Tanja Betz and published by Verlag Barbara Budrich. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children and parents have become a focus of debates on ‘new social risks’ in European welfare states. Policymaking elites have converged in defining such risks, and they have outlined new forms of parenting support to better safeguard children and activate their potential. Increasingly, parents are suspected of falling short of public expectations. Contributors to this special issue scrutinize this shift towards parenting as performance and analyse recent forms of parenting support.

Understanding Families Over Time

Author : Rosalind Edwards
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137285087
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Families Over Time written by Rosalind Edwards and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on research from the Timescapes Study, this volume discusses the life chances and experiences of children and young people, parents and older generations. A unique qualitative longitudinal study forms the basis for the chapter contributions, delivering policy-relevant findings to address individual and family lives over time.

Like mother, like daughter?

Author : Armstrong, Jill
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447334116
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Like mother, like daughter? written by Armstrong, Jill and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women are encouraged to believe that they can occupy top jobs in society by the example of other women thriving in their careers. Who better to be a role model for career success than your mother? Paradoxically, this book shows that having a mother as a role model, even for graduates of top universities, does not predict daughters progressing in their own careers. It finds that mothers with careers, whilst highly influential in their daughters’ choice of career path, rarely mentor their daughters as they progress. This is partly explained by ‘quiet ambition’ – the tendency of women to be modest about their achievements. Bigger issues are the twin pressures from contemporary motherhood and workplace culture that ironically lead career women’s daughters to believe that being a ‘good mother’ means working part-time. This stalls career progress. Based on a large, cross-generational qualitative sample, this book offers a timely and original perspective on the debate about gender equality in leadership positions.

Motherhood, Absence and Transition

Author : Trish Green
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131709400X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Motherhood, Absence and Transition written by Trish Green and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast majority of academic texts on motherhood have focused on women’s experiences of the early years of mothering, while texts covering the topic of home-leaving have tended to privilege the young person's experience. Combining lively empirical material with an illuminating social-theoretical framework, Trish Green's book addresses the much neglected area of the mother's experience of separation from her child at the time of their home-leaving. The book makes clear how the mother's experience of separation is silenced, first by the socio-cultural constructions of motherhood per se, second by the privileging of the child's transition to adulthood, and third by a neglect of the relational dimension of this particular life-course transition. In doing so the book makes an important contribution to debates on ageing, identity and the life-course, and will be of great interest to sociologists with various academic interests.

Fathering, Masculinity and the Embodiment of Care

Author : Gillian Ranson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137455896
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Fathering, Masculinity and the Embodiment of Care written by Gillian Ranson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many fathers are now providing hands-on, engaged care to babies and young children. This book draws on observations of, and interviews with, caregiving fathers, as well as analyses of fathers' memoirs and online blogs, to examine fathers' caregiving work as embodied practice and as lived experience.

Research Handbook on Work–Life Balance

Author : Bertolini, Sonia
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788976053
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (889 download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook on Work–Life Balance written by Bertolini, Sonia and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative and thought-provoking Research Handbook explores the theoretical debate surrounding work–life balance, and provides a reflection on the opportunity to adopt multilevel research approaches and perspectives, along gender and temporal axes. The Research Handbook is an international overview of current research on work-life balance, considered in macro, meso and micro perspectives.